Roanoke River

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The Roanoke River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows from the Appalachian region of Virginia into North Carolina, supporting diverse ecosystems and historically significant communities along its course.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinStates North Carolina ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossesState North Carolina ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
drainageBasinArea approximately 24,900 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 9,600 square miles ⓘ
etymology name derived from an Algonquian word related to shell money or wampum ⓘ
flowsInto Albemarle Sound ⓘ
flowsThrough Bertie County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Halifax County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Martin County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northampton County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Washington County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
formsReservoir John H. Kerr Reservoir ⓘ
Lake Gaston ⓘ
Leesville Lake ⓘ
Roanoke Rapids Lake ⓘ
Smith Mountain Lake ⓘ
hasAlternateName Staunton River in upper reaches (historical usage) ⓘ
hasCityOnBank Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina ⓘ
Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Weldon, North Carolina ⓘ
hasConservationArea Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land ⓘ
hasDam Gaston Dam ⓘ
Kerr Dam ⓘ
Leesville Dam ⓘ
Roanoke Rapids Dam ⓘ
Smith Mountain Dam ⓘ
hasDesignation important migratory fish corridor ⓘ
hasTributary Blackwater River (Roanoke tributary) ⓘ
Dan River ⓘ
Smith River (Dan River tributary) ⓘ
Staunton River ⓘ
historicallyInhabitedBy Algonquian-speaking tribes ⓘ
Indigenous peoples ⓘ
Siouan-speaking tribes ⓘ
knownFor boating and paddling ⓘ
flood control projects ⓘ
hydroelectric power production ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
length approximately 410 miles ⓘ
approximately 660 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
Southeastern United States ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
mouth Albemarle Sound ⓘ
partOf Roanoke River basin ⓘ
passesThrough Blue Ridge foothills ⓘ
region Coastal Plain ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ
sourceElevation approximately 1,200 feet ⓘ
approximately 370 meters ⓘ
sourceRegion Appalachian region of Virginia ⓘ
supportsEcosystem bottomland hardwood forests ⓘ
floodplain wetlands ⓘ
supportsSpecies American shad ⓘ
Atlantic sturgeon ⓘ
linked to: Acipenser

striped bass ⓘ
various migratory fish species ⓘ
usedFor irrigation and water supply ⓘ
navigation historically ⓘ

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Piedmont (United States) → majorRivers → Roanoke River ⓘ
Pittsylvania County, Virginia → hasRiver → Roanoke River (Staunton River) vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Blue Ridge Mountains → majorRiverSource → Roanoke River ⓘ
Piedmont Plateau → crossedBy → Roanoke River ⓘ
Warren County, North Carolina → partOf → Roanoke River basin ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Albemarle Sound → inflow → Roanoke River ⓘ
Roanoke, Virginia → namedAfter → Roanoke River ⓘ
Roanoke, Virginia → majorRiver → Roanoke River ⓘ
Inner Banks → waterway → Roanoke River ⓘ
Inner Banks, North Carolina → borders → Roanoke River ⓘ
Halifax, North Carolina → locatedNear → Roanoke River ⓘ
Piedmont (North Carolina) → drainedBy → Roanoke River ⓘ
Clarksville, Virginia → hasWaterBody → Roanoke River ⓘ
Dan River → tributaryOf → Roanoke River ⓘ
Dan River → partOf → Roanoke River basin ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Roanoke Plantation, Charlotte County, Virginia → namedAfter → Roanoke River (regionally associated name) ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad → connects → Roanoke River region ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Banister River → partOf → Roanoke River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Banister River → hydrologicalSystem → Roanoke River system ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Kerr Lake → locatedOnRiver → Roanoke River ⓘ
Kerr Lake → partOf → Roanoke River basin ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Salem, Virginia → hasRiver → Roanoke River ⓘ
Lake Gaston → formedByDamOn → Roanoke River ⓘ
Lake Gaston → inflow → Roanoke River ⓘ
Lake Gaston → outflow → Roanoke River ⓘ
Lake Gaston → partOf → Roanoke River chain of reservoirs ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
John H. Kerr Reservoir → locatedOnRiver → Roanoke River ⓘ
John H. Kerr Reservoir → inflowsFrom → Roanoke River ⓘ
John H. Kerr Reservoir → outflowsTo → Roanoke River ⓘ
John H. Kerr Reservoir → partOfRiverBasin → Roanoke River Basin ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Eastern North Carolina → contains → Roanoke River ⓘ
Halifax County, North Carolina → partOf → Roanoke River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Blackwater River (Roanoke tributary) → partOf → Roanoke River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Blackwater River (Roanoke tributary) → drainageBasin → Roanoke River basin ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Smith River (Dan River tributary) → partOfRiverBasin → Roanoke River basin ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Smith River (Dan River tributary) → partOfWatershed → Roanoke River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Smith Mountain Lake → river → Roanoke River ⓘ
Smith Mountain Lake → partOf → Roanoke River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Staunton River in upper reaches (historical usage) → refersTo → upper Roanoke River ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River
Staunton River in upper reaches (historical usage) → nameFor → Roanoke River (upper reaches) ⓘ
linked to: Roanoke River